Google and China officially join together to censor the Internet (In China for the time being.)
The new motto at Google almost seems to be “If it’s not evil, why do it at all?”
Crony News
Crony capitalism related news.
Democratic Party chief Tom Perez wants to see entry-level political operatives unionize.
Unions are almost, almost, always crony in some way.
Boeing snaps up satellite firm as Trump pushes US ‘Space Force’
For the record many people think the Space Force is some new thing. It really isn’t. The Air Force has been talking about an “air and space force” for many years. Now it’s official. And watch out, a “space force”...
Trump China Trade Stance Vindicated? Stocks Jump on Signs China’s Tired of Losing the Trade War (Plus Walmart had a very good number)
A Walmart blowout number from main street helped stocks along too. But it seems that things are getting a bit hot in the world’s Ultimate Crony Capitalist State these days. It looks like Xi wants to play ball. Bloomberg puts...
One Quarter of Suspended Federal Workers Have Been Suspended Before
Notice that these folks were suspended, not fired.
SEC sends subpoena to Tesla in probe over Musk tweets
Perhaps we are seeing why a bunch of Musk’s senior team quit on him a while ago.
Top News
…of the day. No spin. No tabloid trash.
Omarosa Releases Secret Tape of Lara Trump Offering Her $15K-A-Month Campaign Job
(From NBC News) Omarosa Manigault Newman, the former reality TV star who became a top White House aide to President Donald Trump, on Thursday released exclusively to MSNBC a secret tape of campaign official Lara Trump offering her a $15,000-a-month...
Aretha Franklin, “The Queen of Soul,” Dies Aged 76
(From The Guardian) The great American soul singer Aretha Franklin has died at the age of 76, her representative has said. She was reported to have been gravely ill with her family at her bedside. Click here for article.
Mendocino Complex Fire Grows by 10,000 Acres
(From UPI) The largest wildfire in California’s history, which claimed the life of a firefighter, grew nearly 10,000 acres Wednesday, fire officials said. The Mendocino Complex Fire — made up of the Ranch and River fires in Northern California —...
Dozens Overdose on Synthetic Marijuana in New Haven, Connecticut, Authorities Say
(From CBS News) At least 71 people have overdosed from synthetic marijuana in Connecticut with at least 52 of them at or near a Connecticut city park, authorities said late Wednesday. Most of the overdoses happened on the New Haven...
Islamic State Claims Kabul Shi’ite Attack
(From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty) The Islamic State (IS) extremist group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in a Shi’ite area of Kabul on August 15. Earlier on August 16, Afghan authorities revised the death toll from the attack to 34 killed...
Trump Connects Russia Probe to Revoking Brennan’s Clearance
(From Fox News) President Trump on Wednesday appeared to hold former CIA Director John Brennan partly responsible for the investigation into alleged collusion between his campaign and Russia in the 2016 election. . . . “I call it the rigged...
Jury to Start Deciding Case against Paul Manafort
(From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty) The case against U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, has been sent to a jury for deliberations after prosecutors presented closing arguments portraying an alleged web of lies Manafort laid to escape paying U.S. taxes...
Chinese Hackers Targeted US Firms, Government after Trade Mission
(From Reuters) Hackers operating from an elite Chinese university probed American companies and government departments for espionage opportunities following a U.S. trade delegation visit to China earlier this year, security researchers told Reuters. Cybersecurity firm Recorded Future said the group...
New Horizons Spacecraft Observe What Appears to Be a Hydrogen Wall at the Edge of Our Solar System
(From Motherboard) As detailed in a recent paper in Geophysical Research Letters, the New Horizons spacecraft observed ultraviolet light that many physicists think results from a hydrogen ‘wall’. In other words, if the solar system is an egg, New Horizons...
Trump Revokes Security Clearance Of Former CIA Director John Brennan
(From Fox News) “The president has a constitutional responsibility to protect classified information and who has access to it, and that’s what he’s doing is fulfilling that responsibility in this action,” Sanders said Wednesday. Last month, the White House...
Ravi Shankar at Monterey Pop (June 1967) – A slice of pop music history every music lover should see (VIDEO)
Shanti. Shanti. The Monterey Pop Festival was one of those nodes of pop culture that emerge every once in a while to change the world. And Ravi Shankar’s performance at the festival was part of the reason the world...
After Planting a Tree Every Day for 40 Years, Man Has Created Blossoming Forest on Barren Wasteland (VIDEO)
(From Good News Network) He started with simple botanical powerhouses, such as bamboo and cottonwood. After almost four decades of growth, his forest is now inhabited by hundreds of elephants, Bengal tigers, rhinos, boars, deer, reptiles, and birds. Click...
Terrified horse was ‘skin and bones.’ Then a dog named Molly made friends, NC rescuer says
Golden retrievers are pretty great dogs.
Forget his security clearance, John Brennan should be prosecuted
Now we all know that justice in the deepest parts of the swamp is particularly hard to come by. It seems the super bureaucrats always get away with everything. Lois Lerner at the IRS is the classic example, but there...
Trump’s military parade is now estimated to cost $92 million – $80 million more than earlier estimate (A good use of the money?)
We can think of other things to do with 92 million dollars. (Like send tiny checks to every taxpayer in America.)
Gov. Cuomo: America “was never that great,” New Dem slogan for 2020?
I love that he inserted “that” into his statement. America, you know, is kind of a meh country, you know. I mean it was never THAT great. It’s OK, I guess… This is right on up there with, but not...
This is truly bizarre: Fired and disgraced former FBI agent Peter Strzok raises $200,000 on his GoFundMe site, Who is giving this guy money?
Some people just don’t care about right or wrong I suppose.
